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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5413
February Session, 2024
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ILLEGAL USE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES
AND STREET TAKEOVERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 14-390 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 2
(a) Any municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the operation and 3
use, including hours and zones of use, of snowmobiles and all-terrain 4
vehicles in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this section 5
and sections 14-379 to 14-389, inclusive, or any regulations adopted 6
pursuant thereto, and may (1) prescribe a penalty for violation of such 7
ordinance in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for a first 8
violation, in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars 9
for a second violation, and in an amount not to exceed two thousand 10
dollars for a third or subsequent violation, and (2) provide for the 11
seizure and forfeiture to the municipality of such all-terrain vehicle for 12
a violation of such ordinance, subject to any bona fide lien, lease or 13
security interest in the all-terrain vehicle, including, but not limited to, 14
a lien under section 14-66c. 15 Raised Bill No. 5413
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(b) No all-terrain vehicle shall be forfeited under an ordinance 16
adopted pursuant to this section to the extent of the interest of an owner 17
or lienholder by reason of any act or omission committed by another 18
person if such owner or lienholder did not know and could not have 19
reasonably known that such all-terrain vehicle was being used or was 20
intended to be used in violation of a municipal ordinance, and such 21
owner or lienholder collects such all-terrain vehicle not later than thirty 22
days after the date the municipality mails such lienholder a written 23
notice indicating that such all-terrain vehicle shall be forfeited if not 24
collected within such thirty-day period. 25
(c) Any all-terrain vehicle ordered forfeited pursuant to such an 26
ordinance shall be sold at public auction conducted by the municipality 27
or destroyed by the municipality. The proceeds of any such sale shall be 28
paid to the treasurer of the municipality, who shall deposit such 29
proceeds into the general fund of the municipality. 30
Sec. 2. Section 14-390m of the general statutes is repealed and the 31
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 32
(a) Any municipality that adopts an ordinance pursuant to section 7-33
148 to regulate the operation and use on public property, including 34
hours of use, of dirt bikes or mini-motorcycles may prescribe a penalty 35
for violation of such ordinance (1) in an amount not to exceed one 36
thousand dollars for a first violation, in an amount not to exceed one 37
thousand five hundred dollars for a second violation and in an amount 38
not to exceed two thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation, 39
and (2) in the case of a municipality with a population of twenty 40
thousand or more, to provide for the seizure and forfeiture to the 41
municipality of such dirt bike or mini-motorcycle for violation of such 42
ordinance, subject to any bona fide lien, lease or security interest in the 43
dirt bike or mini-motorcycle, including, but not limited to, a lien under 44
section 14-66c. 45
(b) No dirt bike or mini-motorcycle shall be forfeited under an 46
ordinance adopted pursuant to this section to the extent of the interest 47 Raised Bill No. 5413
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of an owner or lienholder by reason of any act or omission committed 48
by another person if such owner or lienholder did not know and could 49
not have reasonably known that such dirt bike or mini-motorcycle was 50
being used or was intended to be used in violation of a municipal 51
ordinance, and such owner or lienholder collects such dirt bike or mini-52
motorcycle not later than thirty days after the date the municipality 53
mails such lienholder a written notice indicating that such dirt bike or 54
mini-motorcycle shall be forfeited if not collected within such thirty-day 55
period. 56
(c) Any dirt bike or mini-motorcycle ordered forfeited pursuant to 57
such an ordinance shall be sold at public auction conducted by the 58
municipality or destroyed by the municipality. The proceeds of any 59
such sale shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality, who shall 60
deposit such proceeds into the general fund of the municipality. 61
(d) For the purposes of this section and section 7-148, (1) "dirt bike" 62
means a two-wheeled motorized recreational vehicle designed to travel 63
over unimproved terrain and not designed for travel on a highway, as 64
defined in section 14-1. "Dirt bike" does not include an all-terrain 65
vehicle, as defined in section 14-379, or a motor-driven cycle, as defined 66
in section 14-1, and (2) "mini-motorcycle" has the same meaning as 67
provided in section 14-289j. 68
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) For purposes of this 69
section, "street takeover" has the same meaning as provided in section 70
14-224 of the general statutes. 71
(b) Any municipality may, by ordinance, prohibit a person from 72
organizing, participating in or gathering with intent to observe and 73
actually observing a street takeover in a manner not inconsistent with 74
the provisions of this section and sections 14-379 to 14-390m, inclusive, 75
of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulations 76
adopted pursuant thereto, and may (1) prescribe a penalty for violation 77
of such ordinance in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for 78
a first violation, in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred 79 Raised Bill No. 5413
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dollars for a second violation and in an amount not to exceed two 80
thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation, and (2) provide for 81
the impoundment of any vehicle used in violation of this section until 82
any fine imposed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section is paid, any 83
related charges, including, but not limited to, towing fees, are paid and 84
any overdue property taxes on such vehicle imposed pursuant to 85
chapter 203 of the general statutes are paid. 86
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 14-111 of the 2024 supplement to the 87
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 88
thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 89
(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) or (3) of this subsection, 90
whenever the holder of any motor vehicle operator's license has been 91
convicted or has forfeited any bond taken or has received a suspended 92
judgment or sentence for any of the following violations, the 93
commissioner shall, without hearing, suspend such person's operator's 94
license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state as follows: 95
For a first violation of subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (b) 96
of section 14-224 or section 14-110, 14-215, as amended by this act, or 97
53a-119b, for a period of not less than one year and, for a subsequent 98
violation thereof, for a period of not less than two years; for a violation 99
of subsection (a) of section 14-222, [or subsection (c) of section 14-224,] 100
for a period of not less than thirty days or more than ninety days and, 101
for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of not less than ninety 102
days; for a violation of subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection (b) of section 103
14-224, for a period of not less than ninety days and for a subsequent 104
violation thereof, for a period of not less than one year; for a violation of 105
subsection (c) of section 14-224, for a period of forty-five days, provided 106
the commissioner shall permanently revoke such person's operator's 107
license or privilege for a third violation thereof; for a first violation of 108
subsection (b), (d) or (e) of section 14-147, for a period of not less than 109
ninety days and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of not 110
less than five years; for a first violation of subsection (c) of section 14-111
147, for a period of not less than thirty days and, for a subsequent 112
violation thereof, for a period of not less than one year. 113 Raised Bill No. 5413
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(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-111b and except as 114
provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, whenever the holder of 115
any motor vehicle operator's license or youth instruction permit who is 116
less than eighteen years of age or whenever a person who does not hold 117
an operator's license who is less than eighteen years of age has been 118
convicted or has forfeited any bond taken or has received a suspended 119
judgment or sentence for any of the following violations, the 120
commissioner shall suspend such person's operator's license or 121
privilege to obtain an operator's license as follows: For a first violation 122
of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 14-219 or subdivision (4) 123
of subsection (b) of section 14-219, for a period of sixty days and, for a 124
second violation thereof, for a period of ninety days and, for a third or 125
subsequent violation thereof, for a period of six months; for a first 126
violation of subsection (a) of section 14-222, for a period of six months 127
and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of one year; for a 128
violation of subsection (c) of section 14-224, for a period of six months 129
and, for a subsequent violation thereof, for a period of one year; for a 130
first violation of section 14-296aa, for a period of thirty days and, for a 131
second violation thereof, for a period of ninety days and, for a third or 132
subsequent violation thereof, for a period of six months. 133
(3) The commissioner shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's 134
license of any youth adjudged a youthful offender for a violation of 135
section 14-215, as amended by this act, or 14-222, subsection (b) of 136
section 14-223 or subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection (b) or subsection (c) 137
of section 14-224 for six months for a first offense and one year for a 138
second or subsequent offense. 139
(4) Whenever any person who has not been issued a motor vehicle 140
operator's license under section 14-36 is convicted of a second or 141
subsequent violation of subsection (a) of section 14-36: (A) The 142
commissioner shall suspend such person's privilege to operate a motor 143
vehicle, (B) such suspension shall remain in effect for a period of ninety 144
days, and (C) the commissioner shall not issue an operator's license to 145
such person under section 14-36 until such period of suspension has 146
expired and all applicable requirements for such license have been 147 Raised Bill No. 5413
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satisfied by such person. 148
Sec. 5. Subsection (c) of section 14-215 of the 2024 supplement to the 149
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 150
thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 151
(c) (1) Any person who operates any motor vehicle during the period 152
such person's operator's license or right to operate a motor vehicle in 153
this state is under suspension or revocation on account of a violation of 154
subsection (c) of section 14-224, section 14-227a or 14-227m, subdivision 155
(1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n or section 53a-56b or 53a-156
60d or pursuant to section 14-227b, or in violation of a restriction or 157
limitation placed on such person's operator's license or right to operate 158
a motor vehicle in this state by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 159
pursuant to subsection (i) of section 14-227a or pursuant to an order of 160
the court under subsection (b) of section 14-227j, shall be fined not less 161
than five hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars and 162
imprisoned not more than one year, and, in the absence of any 163
mitigating circumstances as determined by the court, thirty consecutive 164
days of the sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced in any 165
manner. 166
(2) Any person who operates any motor vehicle during the period 167
such person's operator's license or right to operate a motor vehicle in 168
this state is under suspension or revocation on account of a second 169
violation of subsection (c) of section 14-224, section 14-227a or 14-227m, 170
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n or section 53a-171
56b or 53a-60d or for the second time pursuant to section 14-227b, or in 172
violation of a restriction or limitation placed for the second time on such 173
person's operator's license or right to operate a motor vehicle in this state 174
by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subsection (i) of 175
section 14-227a or pursuant to an order of the court under subsection (b) 176
of section 14-227j, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars or 177
more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than two 178
years, and, in the absence of any mitigating circumstances as 179
determined by the court, one hundred twenty consecutive days of the 180 Raised Bill No. 5413
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sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced in any manner. 181
(3) Any person who operates any motor vehicle during the period 182
such person's operator's license or right to operate a motor vehicle in 183
this state is under suspension or revocation on account of a third or 184
subsequent violation of subsection (c) of section 14-224, section 14-227a 185
or 14-227m, subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n or 186
section 53a-56b or 53a-60d or for the third or subsequent time pursuant 187
to section 14-227b, or in violation of a restriction placed for the third or 188
subsequent time on such person's operator's license or right to operate 189
a motor vehicle in this state by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 190
pursuant to subsection (i) of section 14-227a or pursuant to an order of 191
the court under subsection (b) of section 14-227j, shall be fined not less 192
than five hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars and 193
imprisoned not more than three years, and, in the absence of any 194
mitigating circumstances as determined by the court, one year of the 195
sentence imposed may not be suspended or reduced in any manner. 196
(4) The court shall specifically state in writing for the record the 197
mitigating circumstances, or the absence thereof. 198
Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the 2024 supplement to the 199
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 200
thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 201
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 202
who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 203
section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 2-71h, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35 or 7-41, subsection (c) 204
of section 7-66, section 7-83, 7-147h, 7-148, 7-283, 7-325, 7-393, 8-12, 8-25, 205
8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-185, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-206
254, 10a-35, 12-52, 12-54, 12-129b or 12-170aa, subdivision (3) of 207
subsection (e) of section 12-286, section 12-286a, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-208
326g, subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of 209
section 12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-476c, 12-487, 13a-210
266, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-211
124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-253, 13a-263 or 13b-39f, subsection 212 Raised Bill No. 5413
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(f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90 or 13b-100, subsection (a) of section 213
13b-108, section 13b-221 or 13b-292, subsection (a) or (b) of section 13b-214
324, section 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, 215
subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414 or 14-4, 216
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-12, subsection (d) of 217
section 14-12, subsection (f) of section 14-12a, subsection (a) of section 218
14-15a, section 14-16c, 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-34a, 219
subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-44j, 14-49, 14-50a, 14-58 220
or 14-62a, subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, 221
subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection (f) or (i) of section 14-80h, 222
section 14-97a or 14-98, subsection (a), (b) or (d) of section 14-100a, 223
section 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-145a, 14-146, 14-152, 14-224
153, 14-161 or 14-163b, subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-213b 225
or 14-219, subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, subsection (d) of section 14-226
224, section 14-240, 14-250, 14-253a, 14-261a, 14-262, 14-264, 14-266, 14-227
267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-272b, 14-274, 14-275 or 14-275a, subsection (c) of 228
section 14-275c, section 14-276, subsection (a) or (b) of section 14-277, 229
section 14-278, 14-279 or 14-280, subsection (b), (e) or (h) of section 14-230
283, section 14-283d, 14-283e, 14-283f, 14-283g, 14-291, 14-293b, 14-296aa, 231
14-298a, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-300f, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 232
14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 233
15-15e, 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, subsection (a) of 234
section 15-115, section 16-15, 16-16, 16-44, 16-256e, 16-278 or 16a-15, 235
subsection (a) of section 16a-21, section 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of 236
section 16a-22h, section 16a-106, 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149 or 17a-152, 237
subsection (b) of section 17a-227, section 17a-465, subsection (c) of 238
section 17a-488, section 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-239
87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-102a, 19a-102b, 240
19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-216a, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 241
19a-286, 19a-287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 242
19a-339, 19a-340, 19a-425, 19a-442, 19a-502, 19a-565, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-243
153a, 20-158, 20-231, 20-233, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, 20-329c or 244
20-329g, subsection (b) of section 20-334, section 20-341l, 20-366, 20-482, 245
20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 20-623, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48 or 246
21-63, subsection (d) of section 21-71, section 21-76a or 21-100, 247 Raised Bill No. 5413
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subsection (c) of section 21a-2, subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 248
21a-20 or 21a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, 249
section 21a-26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 250
21a-61, 21a-63, 21a-70b or 21a-77, subsection (b) or (c) of section 21a-79, 251
section 21a-85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-252
159, section 21a-278b, subsection (c), (d) or (e) of section 21a-279a, 253
section 21a-421eee, 21a-421fff, 21a-421hhh, subsection (a) of section 21a-254
430, section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-30, 22-34, 22-35, 255
22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39f, 22-49, 22-54, 22-61j or 22-61l, subdivision (1) 256
of subsection (n) of section 22-61l, subsection (f) of section 22-61m, 257
subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of section 22-61m, section 22-84, 22-89, 258
22-90, 22-96, 22-98, 22-99, 22-100 or 22-111o, subsection (d) of section 22-259
118l, section 22-167, subsection (c) of section 22-277, section 22-278, 22-260
279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a or 22-326, subsection (b), 261
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (e) or subsection (g) of section 22-344, 262
subsection (a) or (b) of section 22-344b, subsection (d) of section 22-344d, 263
section 22-344f, 22-350a, 22-354, 22-359, 22-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 264
22-415, 22-415c, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of section 22a-250, 265
section 22a-256g, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or 266
22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 267
22a-450, 22a-461, 23-4b, 23-38, 23-45, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or 268
subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, 269
subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-270
21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-43, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 271
26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, 272
subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 273
26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-114a, 26-117, subsection (b) of 274
section 26-127, 26-128, 26-128a, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138, 26-139 or 26-141, 275
subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-276
224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-231, 26-277
232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-280, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-278
287, 26-288, 26-290, 26-291a, 26-292, 26-294, 27-107, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-16, 279
29-17, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e), (g) or 280
(h) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of 281
section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 282 Raised Bill No. 5413
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29-291c, section 29-316 or 29-318, subsection (b) of section 29-335a, 283
section 29-381, 30-19f, 30-48a or 30-86a, subsection (b) of section 30-89, 284
subsection (c) or (d) of section 30-117, section 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 31-12, 285
31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 31-47 or 286
31-48, subsection (b) of section 31-48b, section 31-51, 31-51g, 31-52, 31-287
52a, 31-53 or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 288
31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-289
273, section 31-288, 31-348, 33-624, 33-1017, 34-13d or 34-412, 290
subdivision (1) of section 35-20, subsection (a) of section 36a-57, 291
subsection (b) of section 36a-665, section 36a-699, 36a-739, 36a-787, 38a-292
2 or 38a-140, subsection (a) or (b) of section 38a-278, section 38a-479qq, 293
38a-479rr, 38a-506, 38a-548, 38a-626, 38a-680, 38a-713, 38a-733, 38a-764, 294
38a-786, 38a-828, 38a-829, 38a-885, 42-133hh, 42-230, 42-470 or 42-480, 295
subsection (a) or (c) of section 43-16q, section 45a-283, 45a-450, 45a-634 296
or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, section 46a-59, 46a-297
81b, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 46b-38d, 47-34a, 47-47 or 47-53, subsection 298
(i) of section 47a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (k) of section 47a-21, 299
section 49-2a, 49-8a, 49-16, 52-143 or 52-289, subsection (j) of section 52-300
362, section 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-301
290a, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-314, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323 or 53-331, 302
subsection (b) of section 53-343a, section 53-344, subsection (b) or (c) of 303
section 53-344b, subsection (b) of section 53-345a, section 53-377, 53-422 304
or 53-450 or subsection (i) of section 54-36a, or (2) a violation under the 305
provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation adopted in 306
accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, [or] 307
(4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, city or 308
borough, except violations of building codes, [and] the health code or 309
an ordinance described in subdivision (5) of this subsection, for which 310
the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed two hundred 311
fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has established a 312
payment and hearing procedure for such violation pursuant to section 313
7-152c, or (5) a violation of an ordinance adopted by a town, city or 314
borough pursuant to section 14-390, as amended by this act, section 14-315
390m, as amended by this act, or section 3 of this act for which the 316
penalty does not exceed two thousand dollars, unless such town, city or 317 Raised Bill No. 5413
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borough has established a payment and hearing procedure for such 318
violation pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set 319
forth in this section. 320
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For the fiscal year ending June 321
30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Office of Policy and 322
Management shall, within available appropriations, administer a 323
program to provide grants to municipalities to support enforcement of 324
laws relating to street takeovers, as defined in section 14-224 of the 325
general statutes, and illegal dirt bike and all-terrain vehicle operation, 326
including enforcement of the provisions of subsection (c) of section 14-327
224 of the general statutes and ordinances adopted pursuant to section 328
14-390 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, section 14-390m 329
of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and section 3 of this act. 330
Such grants shall be in an amount of not less than five hundred 331
thousand dollars and shall be used by municipalities for law 332
enforcement overtime costs associated with enforcement of such laws, 333
acquiring equipment to enhance enforcement of such laws and any 334
other expenses related to such enforcement. 335
(b) Not later than October 1, 2024, the office shall develop eligibility 336
criteria to be used in selecting among applicants for such grants, 337
develop application forms and deadlines and post in a conspicuous 338
location on the office's Internet web site a description of the grant 339
program that includes, but is not limited to, such criteria, forms and 340
deadlines. 341
(c) Not later than January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the office 342
shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 343
of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General 344
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and 345
security. Such report shall include information for the preceding 346
calendar year on the number of applications for grants that were 347
received, the number of grants that were awarded and a list of the 348
municipalities that received grants and the amount of such grants. 349 Raised Bill No. 5413
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2024 14-390
Sec. 2 from passage 14-390m
Sec. 3 October 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 4 October 1, 2024 14-111(b)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2024 14-215(c)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2024 51-164n(b)
Sec. 7 from passage New section
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) revise provisions regarding forfeiture of certain illegally used
vehicles, (2) authorize municipalities to adopt an ordinance related to
street takeovers, (3) establish penalties for driving while a person's
license is suspended or revoked due to a violation related to a street
takeover, and (4) establish a grant program to provide funds to
municipalities to enforce laws related to street takeovers and the illegal
use of certain vehicles.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]